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New to nitro

Hey guys I'm more to nitro, loving it so far! Today was the first time other than break in I've really got to run it. I'm pretty sure I've got it tuned pretty well, it was pulling wheelies and smoking good, although after about 20 minutes it began to bog down and eventually not move at all. I let it cool down and the same thing happend, runs great 20 min., then bogs down..I've done this about 4 times today. Any suggestions on what I may be doing wrong? Oh btw I have the 4901 2.5 maxx... Thanks in advance!

Sounds like the half tank lean issue that happens with the stock tank. Richen up the HSN a little and the problem should go away. When you are tuning your engine for the first time of the day or in a while, leave your tank less than half empty. When the tank reaches less than half full, it starts to lean out the engine, so if you tune there, you will just be a little rich when the tank is full than hurt the engine by being lean.

Proline runtime tank help any, after messing around a little more, what you guys are saying seems to on fact be the problem

the runtime tank isnt really much difference from the stock one.... youll want the ofna violator tank part #40109 and itll fit next to your transmission, and your batteries can go next to your engine where the stock tank normally goes. youll also need to buy bellcrank posts part# 4944 to mount the tank... also youll have to drill the holes in your frame to match the tank posts.. not only will the tank give you better tuning but its a lot more durable tank... pretty easy mod though

Great thanks guys I'll have to order one, I see ur toe adjustments are in and out, does that help anything? Also where can I get some of the fuel line at a decent price? I'll try to get some pics of my maxx on here, I'm pretty proud of it I've done some minor hop ups to it and I think it looks pretty good, I can't seem to post pics off my phone on here tho..

Great thanks guys I'll have to order one, I see ur toe adjustments are in and out, does that help anything? Also where can I get some of the fuel line at a decent price? I'll try to get some pics of my maxx on here, I'm pretty proud of it I've done some minor hop ups to it and I think it looks pretty good, I can't seem to post pics off my phone on here tho..

yes for traction purposes you want your toe in in the rear, and out in the front, also you want some chamber set, like this
/---\, on all four tires, not quite that extreme but you get the picture.... fuel line towerhobbies or your LHS

Originally Posted by detroitHUGHES09

Also maxx o/d why is ur fuel line going all the way back and then to the carb, just curious?

mine is like this to you just cant see it as well in my picture... going around behind the engine then up to the carb gives you a bunch of extra fuel line, if you flip the truck over now it will run longer before it dies...

Also maxx o/d why is ur fuel line going all the way back and then to the carb, just curious?

Kuskey is 100% correct. I run it this way for two reasons, 1. Like Kuskey said to keep the truck running when it flips and 2. To keep it away from the header, motor and to protect it from damage. i also have a fuel filter (Which really isn't needed since the Violator tank has a built in stone filter in the tank) that I unhook after each run to make sure the fuel is completely out of my motor (Makes it easier to get to)

there she is, reverse order on accident... so far ive put new wheels and tires,progressive springs, resonator pipe, motor saver filter, titanium toe links and a custom painted silverado proline body, first one ive ever painted. i think it turned out pretty good, gloss black on top with candy red on the bottom.. like i said i ordered the violator tank and the proline trenchers with the maxx 5 rims i believe. let me know what you guys think!

Generally its the shock spring rate that determines how much a truck squats.
A stiffer spring will give you less squat.
The spacers adjust ride height, and shock oil viscocity determines compression rate.
You may be able to decrease the squat slightly with different shock mount positions.

Badlands* on the tires my bad, is 2.8 big enough? I have no lhs do I order everything on amazon and such!

yup the ones on mine are 3.8 badlands, 2.8 would be really small, even these 3.8's are small compared to your stock tires in width but it makes it handle so much better also so much easier on your servos to turn... props on keeping a very clean truck man, i love seeing a nice clean RC, esp when im going to buy a used one its so rare... btw i really dig your black and red body, looks sick

Ok now I have a new problem lol, I just received my rc raven aluminum chassis braces and i think I messed up putting them in, the spur gear isn't as smooth as before? What do I do

oh never mind i know what prolly happened, your transmission bolts to your braces, so your trans prolly shifted a bit when you installed them... just loosen your engine up and redo your spur/pinion mesh.. you didnt mess up i can see this happening....

So I finally got the right axle driveshafts to make my 17 mm adaptors work! I put them on and built my piggybacks last night, I think I almost have her where she needs to be! I'll post pics when I get back home...

I actually got my wheels and tires from them and when I hosed them, trash on the hexes allowed them to get loose, they promptly sent me another set. I'll be buying more stuff from them soon for that. Customer loyalty my friend.

Heck yeah I appriciate it bro, I got her out today and had an absolute blast! These progressive springs seem to handle great with the piggybacks in the corners! I noticed a little rattle everynow and then is that normal? I also took your guys' advice and started the day with a half empty tank before tuning and didn't have the bog down issue at all! I plan on buying the violator at some point.